Zan Vipotnik: Will Swansea City striker be the next big Championship transfer exit?

The future of Zan Vipotnik looks set to be the transfer storyline of the summer at Swansea City.

While the ideal scenario for the Welsh side might be to keep their star striker, there is an understanding that forward players who shine in the Championship but do not win promotion tend to change clubs.

The good news for Swansea, of course, is that those players tend to move for hefty transfer fees.

Should teams wish to negotiate a transfer fee for Vipotnik, 24, during the upcoming close season, the Swans can point to some of the big Championship departures in recent seasons.

Think Emmanuel Latte Lath, for example, who left Middlesbrough for Atlanta United for £22.5m in February last year, or Viktor Gyokeres, whose 2023 move from Coventry City to Sporting CP was worth a reported £20m.

As head coach Vitor Matos pointed out earlier this month, if Swansea are to sell Vipotnik, they will only do so for "proper money".